Reading Joss Whedon (Television and Popular Culture)

Fantastic collection of well-researched chapters on all aspects of Joss Whedon's work which would appeal to both scholars and fans. Would highly recommend if you're interested in Joss Whedon, or in TV and film industry in general.

Full disclosure: I am acquainted with many of the contributors in this book, and had the privilege of hearing a few of these essays presented in earlier conference paper form. My own work is even mentioned a handful of times here. But I'd like to think that this in no way colors my review of what I find to be a stellar collection!This is scholarly work, no doubt, and will be of interest to serious academics, but the majority of the essays are written in a manner that should be accessible to mainstream readers, provided said readers come with their brains ready to engage. If you think that Joss Whedon's works are worthy of intellectual consideration, there is absolutely something in this book for you (all of Whedon's works to date are covered, to varying degrees). And if you are on the fence, then this book will convince you.Taken as a whole, the collection is also a testament to the editors, who establish some cohesion via the structure and presentation of so much content. My e-galley had quite a few formatting problems (e.g. weird footnotes and such) but I'm sure that will not be the case with the final version.I received this book via NetGalley -- but then I bought my very own print version too!

Excellent book if you're interested in Whedon and his work